TIRANA, Oct 10 /ATA/ – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated on Thursday in Tirana that “with today’s talks, Albania and Türkiye further deepened strategic partnership, which we built on this historical, social and cultural foundation in 2021.”
In a joint press conference with the Prime Minister Edi Rama following their bilateral meeting and the 2nd meeting of the High-Level Cooperation Council, President Erdoğan said he was honored to visit a friendly country like Albania.
Erdoğan recalled that Albania and Türkiye marked the 100th anniversary of their diplomatic relations.
“Last year, we marked the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations with Albania. Drawing strength from our historical ties and cultural affinity, our friendly relations with Albania extend far beyond a century. With today’s talks, we further deepened our strategic partnership, which we built on this historical, social and cultural foundation in 2021,” President Erdoğan said.
Turkish President Erdoğan also said that with the joint declaration we expressed our commitment to further deepen our cooperation in various areas.
“We have just signed three agreements in the fields of agriculture, higher education and public relations and communication, confirming our will to further our cooperation,” he added.
“We see our initiatives in the spheres of trade and investment as steps to enhance the prosperity of our peoples. In this framework, we continue our joint efforts to increase our trade volume to $2 billion in the first phase. During our talks, we agreed to diversify our mutual investments to include innovative sectors that will provide an advantage in today’s conditions. We will continue our strong cooperation in healthcare with the joint operation of the Fier Friendship Hospital, which we built in record time in 2021,” President Erdoğan noted.
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